Hunter Biden’s upcoming tax evasion trial has already whipped up a media frenzy. This scandalous and lengthy affair is slated to unleash a whirlwind of distasteful tidbits about the lifestyle of the President’s only surviving son. Scheduled to unfold just weeks prior to the presidential elections, the public will be treated to a disheartening portrayal of the eldest Biden son’s life. In stark contrast to his previous firearms trial, this judicial saga promises an intense scrutiny of his foreign business activities.
Jury selection for this much-anticipated trial is due to begin on Thursday. Over the past few months, Judge Mark Scarsi has been meticulously sifting through personal histories, deciding which of Biden’s intimate details can be revealed to present an accurate depiction of his luxurious lifestyle during his tax evasion years. The presiding judge has already set the boundaries for what both prosecution and defense sides will be allowed to argue during this trial.
Absent from this courtroom drama will be any accounts of Biden’s traumatic childhood, which includes the debilitating car crash of 1972, which left him with severe injuries and his mother and sister in the grave. The defense team had hoped that these past tragedies could frame their narrative of Biden’s fall into addiction, humanizing him in the process. However, some of the more ostentatious episodes from Biden’s drug-infused years will not be permitted for discussion.
According to Judge Scarsi’s ruling, aspects of Biden’s opulent lifestyle, such as his stays at internationally renowned hotels and his penchant for expensive cars, will be off-limits for the government. Nonetheless, the prosecution can bring up certain aspects of Biden’s struggle with drugs.
Based on the tax indictment issued in 2023, it appears Biden indulged in a rather extravagant lifestyle between 2016 and 2019. Reported expenses include millions of dollars on drugs, ‘various women’, tuition payments, and lavish vacations. The prosecution is set to argue that Biden was well able to afford his taxes, yet he decided not to pay them.
The prosecution’s case will be further substantiated by more than 200 Venmo transactions found on Biden’s phone, which are ready to serve as evidence at trial. These transactions trace back to his alleged tax evasion period between 2016 and 2019. Key witnesses in the trial include individuals close to Biden, namely his sister-in-law and ex-girlfriend, Hallie Biden, and sister Elizabeth Secundy.
Mr. Weiss and his prosecuting team have provided immunity to both women, allowing them to openly discuss Biden’s life during his alleged tax dodging period. Hallie, who is also the mother of two of the President’s grandchildren, previously provided a damning depiction of Biden’s drug addiction and his firearm purchase during his Delaware trial.
Another crucial witness is a former business partner of Biden’s, who collaborated with him during Biden Senior’s Vice Presidency. This associate, identified in court documents simply as ‘G.P.’, is alleged to have collaborated with Biden in an attempt to persuade both American and Romanian governments to dismiss an investigation into an undisclosed Romanian businessperson.
The unfolding trial in California, much akin to the one in Delaware, seems poised to pour salt on the painful wound of the Biden family—a wound originating from the concern over Biden’s addiction after his brother’s demise. For over a week, tales of his illicit sex life, drug habits, and foreign business dealings are set to take center stage in the media.
It remains to be seen whether the Biden family will display the same level of support in the California court far from their Delaware base as they did prior. Interestingly, unlike the previous trial, the defendant’s father is thankfully not in the presidential race, which might somewhat alleviate the PR issues surrounding the scandal-plagued first son.
Hunter Biden could face up to 17 years in prison and a hefty fine if convicted. In addition, he’s already facing a potential decade in prison and a considerable quarter-million-dollar penalty in his Delaware case, which is scheduled for sentencing in October. Even though Biden is a first-time offender, and he may not receive the maximum punishment, the offences are grave.
Interestingly, Joe Biden had previously committed to neither commute his son’s sentence nor pardon him, although this statement was made prior to his withdrawal from the presidential race. Vice President Harris, on the other hand, has yet to proclaim whether she would consider pardoning the President’s wayward son.